Facebook Messenger no longer requires Facebook account or an email

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Starting today, you don’t need a Facebook account or even an email to sign up for the Facebook Messenger. All you need is a phone number. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger no longer requires Facebook account or an email”

Microsoft Office for Android now available for everyone on Google Play

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Microsoft has finally launched the Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Android apps for everyone. Last month, these were made available in a preview for Office for Android community testers. Continue reading “Microsoft Office for Android now available for everyone on Google Play”

Google’s new Chromebox for meetings now supports up to 20 people group, costs $1,999

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Google has launched the new version of Chromebox for meetings that brings support for larger meeting rooms and groups of up to 20 people. To remind you, Google’s first Chromebox for meetings – launched last year – could only support groups of up to 8 people. Continue reading “Google’s new Chromebox for meetings now supports up to 20 people group, costs $1,999”

Videocon to start manufacturing phones in Kolkata

Another homegrown company, Videocon has announced that it will start manufacturing phones in India. The company will start production of mobile handsets in Salt Lake unit in Kolkata in few months, as per a PTI report.

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HTC One ME dual sim with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Helio X10 SoC launched in India for Rs. 40500

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HTC has launched the One ME dual sim in India. It was announced in China earlier this month and packs a 5.2-inch Quad HD screen, is powered by a 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense UI on top. It has a fingerprint sensor on the home button. It has multi-directional touch-based sensors that lets you place your finger on the sensor in any direction to unlock your phone. Continue reading “HTC One ME dual sim with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Helio X10 SoC launched in India for Rs. 40500”

Lenovo Vibe S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 gets certified in China

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Lenovo Vibe S1, the company’s upcoming smartphone was leaked back in February, but the company did not unveil it at the MWC in March. Now the smartphone has been certified on TENAA (via) in China. According to the listing, the smartphone will come with a 5-inch 1080p display, will be powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core processor, run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), come with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 gets certified in China”

Celkon Millennia ME Q54+ with 1GB RAM, 5MP front camera now available for Rs. 5399

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Celkon Millennia ME Q54+, the company’s latest smartphone in the Millennia series and the successor of Millennia ME Q54 is now available from Homeshop18. It has the same 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Celkon Millennia ME Q54+ with 1GB RAM, 5MP front camera now available for Rs. 5399”

Qualcomm collaborates with SMIC to develop chips

Qualcomm has entered into a deal with China’s biggest semiconductor foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC). The SMIC will form a joint venture company with Qualcomm, Huawei Technologies Co. and Belgian chip research center Imec to develop advanced 14-nanometer chips.

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The joint venture company will be majority owned by SMIC, while Huawei, Qualcomm and Imec will be minority shareholders, SMIC noted. Continue reading “Qualcomm collaborates with SMIC to develop chips”

Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition launches in Europe, available via invitation-only system

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Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has launched its MX4 Ubuntu Edition in Europe now. Earlier the smartphone was launched in china last month. Continue reading “Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition launches in Europe, available via invitation-only system”

Samsung Galaxy S6’s In-ear Fit earphones now sold separately in new colors

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Samsung introduced new earphones with a different design along with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones. Now the company has announced that it is also sold separately in new colors other than White. Samsung also says that the new in the ear canal earphones deliver better sound quality compared to earphones offered with earlier Samsung Galaxy S series smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6’s In-ear Fit earphones now sold separately in new colors”

Spice XLife 404, 431q, 431q Lite and 512 smartphones launched, priced between Rs. 3190 and 4499

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Spice Mobiles has launched XLife 404, XLife 431q, XLife 431q Lite and XLife 512 smartphones in the new X Life series. The X Life series is specially designed for consumers seeking an exciting combination of innovation and great design, said the company. Check out the specifications of these smartphones. Continue reading “Spice XLife 404, 431q, 431q Lite and 512 smartphones launched, priced between Rs. 3190 and 4499”

BlackBerry will make an Android smartphone provided it offers security: CEO

Last week it was rumored that BlackBerry is developing an Android smartphone that might be the same or a variant of the touchscreen slider that was shown off by BlackBerry a couple of months back. Today, BlackBerry CEO is commenting about its plans about the Android phone from the company.

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